Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 200

Devanagari script

वाचा च यत्कृतं पापं मनसा वाप्युपार्जितम् । पापं तन्नाशमायाति कीर्तिते शतरुद्रिये

Transliteration

vācā ca yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ manasā vāpyupārjitam | pāpaṃ tannāśamāyāti kīrtite śatarudriye

Translation

Welche Sünde auch immer durch Worte begangen oder selbst im Geist angesammelt wurde—wird das Śatarudrīya gepriesen, so geht jene Sünde zugrunde.

Word by Word

• vācā: by speech
• vācā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• kṛtam: done/committed
• kṛtam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (done/committed)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: also
• api: Emphasis (अवधारण/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• upārjitam: acquired/accumulated
• upārjitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa + √arj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acquired)

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject-determiner/कर्ता-निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• nāśam: destruction
• nāśam: Gati/Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āyāti: goes/comes to
• āyāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kīrtite: when (it is) recited
• kīrtite: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it is recited)

• śatarudriye: in/with the Śatarudrīya
• śatarudriye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatarudriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-आश्रय

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dark smoke-like forms labeled as ‘vācika’ and ‘mānasa’ dissolve into clear light as the devotee chants; Śiva’s calm presence signifies purification.

Characters & Entities

• Śatarudrīya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation has purifying power: Śatarudrīya chanting is presented as a potent means for pāpa-nāśa (destruction of sin).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the merit is attached to the act of chanting the Śatarudrīya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kīrtana/pāṭha of the Śatarudrīya is prescribed as a purificatory practice.